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Definition
giving a speech to an audience
- He talked enthusiastically of the music at the Oratory, and said charming things about the connection between incense and the devotional spirit.27-28 — Chapters 27-28 (22% in)
- Cronshaw often went to the gatherings on Tuesday evenings when the poet received men of letters and painters, and discoursed with subtle oratory on any subject that was suggested to him.41-42 — Chapters 41-42 (86% in)
There are no more uses of "oration" in Of Human Bondage.
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